'Wicked' composer joins growing list of Kennedy Center cancellations by Ethan Beck / The Washington Post

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At least 1,200 grants canceled as NEH cuts target humanities across U.S. by Janay Kingsberry and Anne Branigin / The Washington Post

Review: Pittsburgher Zachary Quinto and Shailene Woodley star in a dysfunctional family Christmas by Naveen Kumar / The Washington Post

Review: Broadway's buzzy 'Romeo + Juliet' could learn some things about love from 'Left on Tenth' by Naveen Kumar / The Washington Post

David Del Tredici, whose lush 'Alice' music won a Pulitzer, dies at 86 by Harrison Smith / The Washington Post

A mischievous pianist-composer who reinvented himself multiple times, Del Tredici had an instinctual approach to music, writing compositions that often had more in common with the exuberant …

Joss Ackland, stalwart of British stage and screen, dies at 95 by Harrison Smith / The Washington Post

Ackland, a self-described workaholic, brought a mellifluous voice and commanding presence to more than 200 movies and television shows, in addition to starring in musicals on London's West E…

This Broadway piano isn't just a prop. It's a piece of Black history by Peter Marks / The Washington Post

Charles Kimbrough, 'Murphy Brown' actor with prim persona, dies at 86 by Harrison Smith / The Washington Post

For 50 years, he brought to life a parade of buttoned-down aristocrats, pompous executives and genteel society men who wore their business suits like armor.

Mary Alice, veteran actor who won a Tony for 'Fences,' dies at 85 by Harrison Smith / The Washington Post

She was first widely known for her portrayal of Rose Maxson, the compassionate but beleaguered wife in the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1950s period drama "Fences," part of August Wilson's 10-part…

With Neil Simon's papers, Library of Congress just got a lot funnier by Peter Marks / The Washington Post

'Jesus Christ Superstar' actor charged with joining Oath Keepers in Capitol's breach on Jan. 6 by Timothy Bella / The Washington Post

   

No inaugural balls? Here's why we need to dance by Roxanne Roberts / The Washington Post

Marge Champion, dancer who brought Disney's Snow White to life, dies at 101 by Emily Langer / The Washington Post

Tony nominations are announced, and they're the weirdest ever by Peter Marks / The Washington Post

Why Billy Porter 'won't shut up' when it comes to politics by Helena Andrews-dyer / The Washington Post

What NBC's 'World of Dance' gets right about dance by Sarah L. Kaufman / The Washington Post

What sets the most interesting dancers on "World of Dance" apart is a yin-yang tension of musical responsiveness and astonishment.

Tony Awards " Broadway's biggest night " postponed by Peter Marks / The Washington Post

John Leguizamo incorporates new lessons into his 'Latin History for Morons' by Thomas Floyd - The Washington Post

Dancers used to dream about touring. Now it's all about social media by Sarah L. Kaufman / The Washington Post

A dancer on Instagram can live anywhere. All she needs is the camera on her phone and some clear floor space to record videos.

Marcello Giordani, a celebrated Italian operatic tenor, dies at 56 by Emily Langer / The Washington Post

Can kitschy escapist 'Dancing With the Stars' survive today's politics? by Emily Yahr / The Washington Post

The ABC ballroom dance contest has featured Pittsburgh notables Hines Ward, Antonio Brown and Mackenzie Ziegler during its run.

'Be More Chill' is on Broadway " and a small stage in Virginia by Nelson Pressley / The Washington Post

'The Central Park Five,' in song: Composer Anthony Davis on his new opera by The Washington Post

You've seen the TV show, now see the opera.

Herman Wouk, Pulitzer-winning novelist, dies at 103 by The Washington Post

Wouk, who said he was never a "high stylist," attracted a mass audience with books that espoused such values as gallantry and leadership under pressure. Leading critics sniffed at his books,…

Agnes Varda, 'godmother of French New Wave,' dies at 90 by The Washington Post

"It's like a stream of feelings, intuition and joy of discovering things," Varda said of her directing method in a 2001 interview with IndieWire. "Finding beauty where it's maybe not. Seeing…